Seated Female Nude, Study for "Mercy's Dream"

A seated female nude turns her head upward with eyes closed, one hand resting on her chest and the other braced on the ground behind her. Drawn in charcoal and white chalk on gray paper, the figure is softly modeled against an almost empty background.

Artist

Daniel Huntington

Date

ca. 1857–58

Medium

Charcoal and white chalk on gray wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 3138 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum